Vampire movies part 4
There have been a lot of vampires movies made over the past 100 years. Here is a summary of just some of the vampire films worth watching (though many still need to be included in this list).
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Umbrage
Darkness is your only friend
Released: 2011
Directed by: Drew Cullingham
Starring: Doug Bradley, Rita Ramnani, Jonnie Hurn, Natalie Celino, Grace Vallorani
90 minutes
GMV rating: n/a
In the Old West, the assassination of an ageing cowboy is thwarted by a sultry vampiress, the would-be killer left for dead in the dust. A hundred years later an ancient obsidian mirror, long unearthed from the Mesopotamian desert, is liberated from an American collector’s vault and illegally transported to Europe. Jacob, an unscrupulous antiques dealer, moves to a remote farmhouse with his pregnant young wife, Lauren, and his difficult ward, Rachel. His goals are clear: to pass this near-priceless mirror to the highest bidder, and to prevent these two women from ripping each other apart. Nearby, a beautiful ornithologist, in nocturnal pursuit of the Screech Owl, is disturbed in her hide by a couple of noisy hikers. Her efforts ruined, she joins them by their campfire, but when one of them is mysteriously mutilated in the woods, she and the other are forced to flee and seek refuge at Jacob’s farm. Something has been unleashed into the dark of that night…
Underworld
An immortal battle for supremacy.
Released: 2003
Directed by: Len Wiseman
Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Michael Sheen, Shane Brolly, Bill Nighy, Wentworth Miller
121 minutes
GMV rating: 4/5
Vampires and werewolves have waged a nocturnal war against each other for centuries. But all bets are off when a female vampire warrior named Selene, who’s famous for her strength and werewolf-hunting prowess, becomes smitten with a peace-loving male werewolf, Michael, who wants to end the war.
Underworld: Awakening
Vengeance Returns
Released: 2012
Directed by: Måns Mårlind, Björn Stein
Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Theo James, Stephen Rea, Michael Ealy
88 minutes
GMV rating: 3/5
After being held in a coma-like state for fifteen years, vampire Selene learns that she has a fourteen-year-old vampire/Lycan hybrid daughter named Nissa, and when she finds her, they must stop BioCom from creating super Lycans that will kill them all.
Underworld: Evolution
My God. Brother, what have you done?
Released: 2006
Directed by: Len Wiseman
Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Shane Brolly, Tony Curran
106 minutes
GMV rating: 1/5
As the war between the vampires and the Lycans rages on, Selene, a former member of the Death Dealers (an elite vampire special forces unit that hunts werewolves), and Michael, the werewolf hybrid, work together in an effort to unlock the secrets of their respective bloodlines.
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
Every war has a beginning.
Released: 2009
Directed by: Patrick Tatopoulos
Starring: Bill Nighy, Michael Sheen, Shane Brolly
92 minutes
GMV rating: 2/5
A prequel to the first two Underworld films, this fantasy explains the origins of the feud between the Vampires and the Lycans. Aided by his secret love, Sonja, courageous Lucian leads the Lycans in battle against brutal Vampire king Viktor. Determined to break the king’s enslavement of his people, Lucian faces off against the Death Dealer army in a bid for Lycan independence.
Vamp
Released: 1986
Directed by: Richard Wenk
Starring: Chris Makepeace, Sandy Baron, Robert Rusler, Dedee Pfeiffer, Gedde Watanabe, Grace Jones
93 minutes
GMV rating: 4/5
A group of fraternity pledges head for the seedy side of the city in search of strippers and discover a sinister spot called The After Dark Club. But when the bar’s luscious dancers turn out to be bloodthirsty vampires led by the kinky Katrina (Grace Jones), the evening takes on a freaky new twist. Can these guys survive a bizarre onslaught of vixens and vamps, or will the armies of the undead take the ultimate bite out of their night? Chris Makepeace (Meatballs), Robert Rusler (Weird Science), Gedde Watanabe (Sixteen Candles) and Dedee Pfeiffer co-star in this outrageously sexy horror comedy that features wild makeup effects by Oscar-winner Greg Cannom (Dracula, The Mask).
Vamperifica
Released: 2011
Directed by: Bruce Ornstein
Starring: Martin Yurkovic, Dreama Walker, Creighton James, Bonnie Swencionis, Jeff Ward, Josh Alexander, Darwin Shaw, Maria-Christina Oliveras, Darlene Violette, Vincent Quintiliani, Gianna LePera, Cj Diehl, Sara Anne Johnson
100 minutes
GMV rating: 4/5
A clueless, flamboyant college kid discovers that the soul of a great vampire king resides within him. Now he must choose between his friends and his destiny.
Vampire
Released: 2011
Directed by: Shunji Iwai
Starring: Kevin Zegers, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Amanda Plummer, Trevor Morgan
GMV rating: n/a
The first English language film from cult Director Shunji Iwai. The story follows a blood-thirsty school teacher who seeks out suicidal girls to feast upon, only to fall in love with each of his victims.
Vampire Boys
Released: 2011
Directed by: Charlie Vaughn
Starring: Jason Lockhart, Christian Ferrer, Dylan Vox, Ryan Adames
70 minutes
GMV rating: 4/5
Jasin and his vampire brood’s time is running out. In order for them to survive, Jasin needs to find a mortal to turn into a vampire to spend eternity with. Los Angeles provides plenty of young candidates. The brood has their eyes set on Tara, a young, gorgeous blond college student. Tara is open to the idea of becoming a vampire, but someone else enters the picture to disrupt the brood’s plans. Caleb, a fresh face college student new to Los Angeles, keeps dreaming of a mysterious stranger. At school, Caleb meets the stranger, Jasin, and they have an instant connection. The problem is that time is short, and Jasin needs to convince Caleb that eternity as a vampire can be a very sweet life.
Vampire Dog
Released: 2012
Directed by: Geoff Anderson
Starring: Norm MacDonald, Collin MacKechnie, Julia Sarah Stone, Amy Matysio, Ron Pederson, Jodi Sadowsky, Kimberly Elek, Lauren Laschuk, Dylan Sthamann, Mark D. Claxton
91 minutes
GMV rating: n/a
Vampire Dog is a feature length family film about finding courage and discovering that you belong. Ace, a 12-year-old boy is new in middle school. His grandfather from Transylvania passes away at the ripe age of 99, and sends him his dog, Fang, to look after. Ace soon discovers that Fang is a vampire dog. Professor Warhol, a mad scientist and her bumbling assistant Frank, try to capture Fang to steal his DNA, in order to look young. They are constantly in pursuit of Fang but Fang uses his superpowers to stay one step ahead of them. During their adventure Ace shows Fang how to behave like a normal dog and embrace his vampire powers. Fang helps Ace open up and come alive again through his music. Ace and Fang discover with the help of each other, when they face their fears, they can do anything.
Vampire In Vegas
Released: 2009
Directed by: Jim Wynorski
Starring: Tony Todd, Delia Sheppard, Edward Spivak, Sonya Joy Sims, Frankie Cullen, Brandin Rackley, Jonathan Conrad, Ted Monte, GiGi Erneta, Paul Logan, Tamie Sheffield, Miranda Kwok, Antonia Dorian, Jeff Rector
GMV rating: 2/5
In Las Vegas, the powerful three hundred year old vampire Sylvian hires Dr. van Helm to research a cure to survive in the sun. She uses three vampire women as guinea pigs to test the serum in the desert and a couple that is camping witnesses the failure and calls the police. Detective Stanton and his partner Detective O’Hara are assigned to investigate the case. Meanwhile, Jason, who is going to marry Rachel, and two friends travel to Las Vegas for his bachelor party with a couple of strippers, but the women are actually vampires that attack them. Out of the blue, Rachel and her friend Nikki decide to travel to Las Vegas to surprise her boyfriends. The group is captured by Sylvian that uses them to feed the pack vampires and test the new research.
Vampire of Quezon City
Released: 2006
Directed by: Khavn
73 minutes
GMV rating: n/a
The Pinoy vampire – a bloodthirsty Aswang – stalks the streets of Quezon City in search of fresh victims while attempting to stay one step ahead of a dangerous human predator. This is not a film by Khavn. Gruesome and grisly murders are our entry point into the psyche of the Aswang of Quezon City. More a meditation on the workings of a disturbed mind than a detective thriller, it nonetheless shows us a cat and mouse mind game. We watch and squirm in terror as the Pinoy vampire strikes again and again. Contains scenes of extreme this, that … and the other thing.
Vampire Warriors
Released: 2010
Directed by: Dennis Law
Starring: Luxia Jiang, Wah Yuen, Siu-hou Chin
100 minutes
GMV rating: n/a
She spends her days walking around hunting down bad vampires, while Max and her good vampire friends hang around town aimlessly, complaining about how bored they are. That all changes with the arrival of Mung (Yuen Wah), a vampire kills other vampires to make himself more powerful (aren’t they always?). When Ar realizes that Mung’s dragging her sister (Law regular Pinky Cheung) with him, she joins forces with the vegetarian vampires to fight their common enemy.
Vampire’s Kiss
Seduction. Romance. Murder. The things one does for love
Released: 1988
Directed by: Robert Bierman
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Maria Conchita Alonso, Jennifer Beals, Elizabeth Ashley, Kasi Lemmons, Bob Lujan, Boris Leskin, John Michael Higgins, Amy Stiller, Jessica Lundy, Johnny Walker, Marc Coppola, David Hyde Pierce, David Holbrook, Debbie Rochon, Jill Gatsby
103 minutes
GMV rating: 3/5
A publishing executive is visited and bitten by a vampire and starts exhibiting erratic behavior. He pushes his secretary to extremes as he tries to come to terms with his affliction. The vampire continues to visit and drink his blood, and as his madness deepens, it begins to look as if some of the events he’s experiencing may be hallucinations. Featuring Nicolas Cage as the executive turned vampire.
Vampires Suck
Some sagas just won’t die
Released: 2010
Directed by: Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer
Starring: Ken Jeong, Chris Riggi, Matt Lanter, Bradley Dodds, Kelsey Ford, Arielle Kebbel, Jun Hee Lee, Mike Mayhall, Krystal Mayo, Jenn Proske, Nick Eversman
82 minutes
GMV rating: 2/5
Becca, an anxious, non-vampire teen is torn between two boys. Before she can choose, Becca must get around her controlling father, who embarrasses Becca by treating her like a child. Meanwhile, Becca’s friends contend with their own romantic issues — all of which collide at the prom. In this hilarious spoof of the popular Twilight franchise, Vampires Suck is a comedy about contemporary teen angst and romance movies. From the comedy masterminds who brought you Epic Movie and Meet the Spartans.
Vampires — the documentary
Released: 2010
Directed by: Vincent Lannoo
Starring: Carlo Ferrante, Vera Van Dooren, Pierre Lognay
GMV rating: 2/5
Vincent Lannoo’s mockumentary shows us a community of vampires in Belgium. The two parents of the family are George and Bertha, who have two teenage children — or rather, they raise two former humans who they turned into vampires. Son Samson is a bit of a jack the lad: enjoying the sexual freedom of vampire life, with all the vigour of an irresponsible young adult regardless of consequences (even incest is not frowned upon in their world, where the word wife is often synonymous with mother or sister). Daughter Grace yearns for humanity in a different way: applying fake tan to get rid of her vampiric pallor, dressing in pink clothes, wishing she could feel emotion and even having a human boyfriend.
Vampires: Los Muertos
Released: 2002
Directed by: Tommy Lee Wallace
Starring: Jon Bon Jovi, Cristian de la Fuente, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Antonio Muaiz, Diego Luna, Darius McCrary, Anila Pardo, Arly Jover, Javier Grajeda, Muriel Fouilland
93 minutes
GMV rating: 3/5
Tough-as-nails vampire hunter Derek Bliss is on the hunt for “suckers” in the heart of Mexico when he receives a new assignment from a mysterious client. Thrown together with a group of slayers, including sexy Zooey, who may or may not be one of the undead. Derek and company are up against a growing number of fast-moving, bloodthirsty vampires and their elusive and powerful leader.
Vampires: The Turning
Released: 2005
Directed by: Marty Weiss
Starring: Colin Egglesfield, Stephanie Chao, Roger Yuan, Patrick Bauchau, Dom Hetrakul, Meredith Monroe
84 minutes
GMV rating: 3/5
An American muay-thai fighter in Thailand must join forces with a group of vampire hunters to track down and kill a vampire lord who has kidnapped his gilfriend. Like many Asian based vampire films, martial arts feature significantly with the vampires and the American protagonist battling to the death. There are plenty of male and female vampires through out the film, most sexy and fanged.
Vamps
Dating Sucks
Released: 2012
Directed by: Amy Heckerling
Starring: Alicia Silverstone, Krysten Ritter, Sigourney Weaver, Richard Lewis, Wallace Shawn, Malcolm McDowell, Zak Orth, Marilu Henner, Kristen Johnston, Meredith Scott Lynn
93 minutes
GMV rating: 3/5
The modern-day story focuses on two beautiful young vampires who are living the good nightlife in New York until love enters the picture and each has to make a choice that will jeopardize their immortality.
Vampyr – Der Traum des Allan Grey
Released: 1932
Directed by: Carl Theodor Dreyer
Starring: Julian West, Henriette Gurard, Jan Hieronimko, Maurice Schutz, Sybille Schmitz, Rena Mandel
75 minutes
GMV rating: 3/5
Young traveller Allan Grey arrives in a remote castle and starts seeing weird, inexplicable sights (a man whose shadow has a life of its own, a mysterious scythe-bearing figure tolling a bell, a terrifying dream of his own burial). Things come to a head when one of the daughters of the lord of the castle succumbs to anaemia – or is it something more sinister?
Wir sind die Nacht (We are the Night)
Immortal. Insatiable
Released: 2010
Directed by: Dennis Gansel
Starring: Karoline Herfurth, Nina Hoss, Jennifer Ulrich, Anna Fischer, Max Riemelt, Arved Birnbaum
100 minutes
GMV rating: 3/5
One night, 18 year old Lena is bitten by Louise, leader of a female vampire trio that are as deadly as they are beautiful. Her newfound vampiric lifestyle is a blessing and a curse at the same time. At first, she enjoys the limitless freedom, the luxury, the parties. But soon the murderous blood lust of her comrades in arms proves too much for her, and she falls dangerously in love with Tom, a young undercover cop. When she resolves to turn her back on the bloodsucking band of sisters, Louise fury knows no bounds. Lena will have to choose between immortal love and immortal life.
According to rumors, two alternative endings were filmed, suggesting possible futures for the two main characters, one being more revealing then the actual resolution. Shot and set in Berlin, Germany, the film utilises many East Berlin locations including a right-life abandoned amusement park. While the original movie was in German, the English version is dubbed instead of subtitled, while not ideal it’s not too distracting to the action.
